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MATCH BOX. APPLlATloN FILED xuLY r4. 1914.

Patent/ed Nov, 20, E91?.

- l f sramas afrngn WILLIAM A. FAIRBURN, OF SHORT HILLS, NEW' JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE DIAMOND "MATCH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORIORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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ilpplcation filed. July 14, 1314i.` ASerial No. 850,861.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. Fana- BURN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Short Hills, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Boxes, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to an improvement in match boxes, having reference more especially to boxes of the tray-and-shuck type.

The object of the invention is to provide a match box of such construction that in the handling and transportation thereof liabilityof accidental ignition of the heads of the contained matches, either by the rubbing of the tips against the opposing wall of the box or by external concussion, is obviated or materially lessened.

To this end my invention comprises a match box having the inner wall or walls thereof with which contact the ignition heads of the contained matches, coated or lined with a soft yielding substance, preferably of wax or of wax-like character, of substantial thickness, and of high melting point, as will be hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of a boxtray embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the tray as supplied with matches.

In carrying out my invention I provide the interior surface of the box tray with a soft non-abrasive lining or coating 3 with which Contact the ignition heads of the matches contained in the tray.

Where it is intended to place in the box, matches with their heads pointing in opposite directions to each other, for example as in Fig. 2, where superposed layers of matches pointing in opposite directions are placed in the box tray the two inner faces of the opposite walls of the tray with which the match heads Contact, are each provided with the lining or coating; but where the box is designed to contain the matches with their heads pointing in the same direction that wall only with which the heads contact need be provided with the lining or coating.

The substance comprising the lining or coating is preferably of a waxy character which is applied in liquid state to the box material and then allowed to set or harden. The substance may be applied to the stock before the latter is made into boxes or it may be applied to the inner side wall or walls of the formed boxes. If desired the whole of the interior surface of the box may be treated.

I preferably use for the non-abrasive lining a mixture of paraffin wax and rosin in the proportion of paraffin 75% and rosin 25%. The merit of this specific mixture is not only that a coating thereof of substantial thickness to protect the heads of the matches from frictional ignition, can be provided, but that the mixture possesses a sufliciently high melting point to insure its permanency even though subjected to a relatively high temperature.

I claim- 1. A match box having a tray provided with an interior surface for direct contact with the heads of the matches contained in the box, said surface composed of soft yielding substance nonadhesive at ordinary temperature and incapable of producing ignition of match heads by friction.

2. A rectilinear match box provided with an interior surface for direct contact with the heads of the matches contained in the box, said surface composed of a waxy substance incapable of producing ignition of match heads by friction.

3. A match box provided with an interior surface composed of a waxy substance for direct contact with the heads of the matches contained in the box, said substance being of high melting point, being non-adhesive, and incapable of igniting match heads by friction.

4. .A match box provided with an interior surface composed of a soft, yielding, nonadhesive mixture of parafiin wax and rosin, said mixture being incapable of igniting match heads by friction and said surface being for direct contact with the heads of the matches contained in the box.

5. A matchbox provided With an interior surface composed of'a mixture comprising paraiiin Wax 75% and rosin 25%, said surface being for direct contact with the heads of thematches contained in the box.

6. As a new article of 1nanufacture-,Y abox containing matches, the interior surfac'eY of Copies of this patent may be obtainedlpr ive cents each,` by `addressing Walhinztoml). 0. v

the portions of the box, with which the match heads contact, being coated with a mixture comprising 7 5 parts of parain Wax and25 parts ofrosin. Y

Signed at Yew` York inthe county and State of New York thislth day of July A111914. Y

VILLIYAM 1A. FAIRBURN. Witnesses: Y B. CHANDLER SNEAD, FRANCES R. GRIFFIN.

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